We remembered our pre-trip days and came up with a plan: Let's have a Travelers Garage Sale! We gathered a whole bunch of travelers to let go of some of their prized possessions clutter. Monette of Flip'ntravels even offered their garage for the venue!

Books, magazines and printer ink

Jona with her collection of totes and bags

Sale Day

The actual sale happened last Saturday, October 1st and we set up shop early in the morning. People started to arrive and we were surprised that most of them were from the village and others were from Couchsurfing. Around noon, the rains started to pour but people still poured in after hearing about the sale. Dong Ho of Escape Islands even dropped by to get a few things and ended up staying the whole afternoon just sharing travel stories and having a good chat.

Paul 'rubbing luck' on his shirts

A cute dog went to the Garage Sale

Kuya haggled well to get these shoes down to 250PHP

The guys sold a lot of clothes and shoes!

Aileen scored these pretty heels and SATC collection

Great Way to Kickstart an Adventure

At the end of the day, we sold stuff and made new friends. The Travelers Garage Sale was not just a venue to raise funds, but we shared travel stories, met new travelers and enjoyed the whole haggling process!

We may do a 2nd run for the Garage Sale. We still need to find a place where we don't need to quick step laminate. But in the meantime, check out our Facebook page for updates on which items are still up for grabs.

While it's not a method I've used myself, I briefly dated a girl who paid for a three month epic around Central America solely on yard sale profits. She was lucky enough to have her extended family donate stuff for her to sell though.

I'll have to consider it sometime. I've accumulated a whole lot of junk over the years...